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Rishi Sunak Promises Financial Aid For Poor Amid UK Energy Crisis. Some idiots believe him.

Rishi Sunak Promises Financial Aid For Poor Amid UK Energy Crisis. Some idiots believe him.

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Tuesday promised to provide more money to help people cope with soaring household energy bills if he is elected Britain's Prime Minister next month. But where is he going to get this money from? How come ...

Dominic Raab says right to abortion does not need to be in bill of rights

Dominic Raab says right to abortion does not need to be in bill of rights

Deputy PM says matter is ‘settled in UK law’ and he would not want Britain to be in same situation as US

UK inflation rises at fastest rate for 40 years as food costs jump

UK inflation rises at fastest rate for 40 years as food costs jump

Prices are continuing to rise at their fastest rate for 40 years with food costs, particularly for bread, cereal and meat, climbing.

Ukraine war: UK to send Ukraine M270 multiple-launch rocket systems

Ukraine war: UK to send Ukraine M270 multiple-launch rocket systems

The UK is sending its first long-range missiles to Ukraine, the defence secretary has said, despite a threat from Russia to the West.

Law Society defends Hong Kong’s judiciary after withdrawal of UK judges

Law Society defends Hong Kong’s judiciary after withdrawal of UK judges

Law Society president Chan Chak-ming says he wants to clarify ‘misconceptions about our judicial system’ after resignation of UK judges.

‘No light at the end of the tunnel’: Americans join Hong Kong’s business exodus

‘No light at the end of the tunnel’: Americans join Hong Kong’s business exodus

Worsening Sino-US ties, strict Covid rules and the crackdown on dissent have dented the territory’s fabled allure as a business hub, say expats

Covid: No new measures in England but we rule nothing out, says PM

Covid: No new measures in England but we rule nothing out, says PM

The government needs to "reserve the possibility" of bringing in new Covid rules in England as cases of the Omicron variant surge before Christmas, the prime minister has said.

Comments on "Human Intelligence in a Digital Age" - A brilliant Speech by MI6 Chief Richard Moore, and the elephants neglected in the room

Comments on "Human Intelligence in a Digital Age" - A brilliant Speech by MI6 Chief Richard Moore, and the elephants neglected in the room

The author is not important. The content is.

Justified compliments about Mr. Moore's speech have been spread extensively and appropriately in the pages of many newspapers, but I would like to remark on precisely what I think was missing in the speech. Missing, not necessarily becau...

Is Hong Kong’s judicial independence hanging in the balance?

Is Hong Kong’s judicial independence hanging in the balance?

Document by Liz Truss states ‘confidence in the rule of law will be undermined if there are further politicised prosecution decisions’, but Beijing accuses Britain of using report to undermine coming Legislative Council poll.

Julian Assange allowed to marry partner Stella Moris in jail

Julian Assange allowed to marry partner Stella Moris in jail

Couple who met while WikiLeaks founder was living in Ecuadorian embassy given permission to wed by Belmarsh governor

Ransomware attacks in UK have doubled in a year, says GCHQ boss

Ransomware attacks in UK have doubled in a year, says GCHQ boss

Jeremy Fleming says ransomware is proliferating as it is ‘largely uncontested’ and highly profitable

UK govt must crack down on apps promoting extremism, Labour leader Starmer says, taking special aim at Telegram

UK govt must crack down on apps promoting extremism, Labour leader Starmer says, taking special aim at Telegram

The UK government must do more to crack down on platforms that fail to tackle violent content online, Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has said, taking special aim at messenger app Telegram.

Why rush to audit stimulus? Premier suggests collusion

Why rush to audit stimulus? Premier suggests collusion

Premier Andrew Fahie has questioned the apparent ‘rush’ to execute an audit of his government’s COVID-19 stimulus grants, arguing that ulterior motives may have been afoot.

UK Justice Minister Rapped For Wrong 'Misogyny' Definition

UK Justice Minister Rapped For Wrong 'Misogyny' Definition

"I don't think that criminalising those sorts of things will deal with the problem that we have got at the heart of the Sarah Everard case," Dominic Raab said.

UK Moves Foreign Secretary To Deputy PM In Cabinet Reshuffle

UK Moves Foreign Secretary To Deputy PM In Cabinet Reshuffle

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson had faced calls to sack Dominic Raab after he went on holiday in Crete as the Taliban advanced on Kabul

UK Reshuffles Cabinet For Post-Pandemic Recovery

UK Reshuffles Cabinet For Post-Pandemic Recovery

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who deputised as premier last April when Johnson was in intensive care with COVID-19, has faced sustained criticism for his handling of the Afghanistan crisis.

UK announces new sanctions against Myanmar

UK announces new sanctions against Myanmar

The UK announced new Myanmar sanctions, saying it was targeting a key business associate of the military government for providing arms and financial support following a coup.

UK PM Vows To Get 311 Afghan Support Staff Out Of Afghanistan

UK PM Vows To Get 311 Afghan Support Staff Out Of Afghanistan

Addressing parliament, Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed to answer a question on how many British-Afghans remained after a hurried Western airlift was ended.

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Professional Soldier vs Corrupt Idiot: Gen Sir Nick Carter. hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall

Britain’s most senior military officer, Gen Sir Nick Carter, has hit back at suggestions from the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, that intelligence was flawed about the strength of the Taliban.

All the idiots "Got It Wrong" On Taliban's Lightning Takeover Of Afghanistan: British Army Chief. Only Julian Assange, Lee Kuan Yew and the rest of the world saw it right

All the idiots "Got It Wrong" On Taliban's Lightning Takeover Of Afghanistan: British Army Chief. Only Julian Assange, Lee Kuan Yew and the rest of the world saw it right

"It was the pace of it that surprised us and I don't think we realised quite what the Taliban were up to," Britain's chief of the defence staff, General Nick Carter told the BBC.

Taliban declare China their closest ally

Taliban declare China their closest ally

Group’s spokesman says Beijing is ‘ready to invest in and reconstruct’ Afghanistan

Dominic Raab: No integrity, no dignity, not even fit to serve as a security guard in supermarket

Dominic Raab: No integrity, no dignity, not even fit to serve as a security guard in supermarket

The foreign secretary’s evasions are typical of a government that cannot take responsibility for its actions.

Top British judges give vote of confidence to Hong Kong’s judicial independence

Top British judges give vote of confidence to Hong Kong’s judicial independence

Supreme Court president Robert Reed and deputy Patrick Hodge announce they will stay on as non-permanent judges on city’s Court of Final Appeal.

Two Nationals Among Dead In Kabul Airport Attack: UK Government

Two Nationals Among Dead In Kabul Airport Attack: UK Government

"I was deeply saddened to learn that two British nationals and the child of another British national were killed by yesterday's terror attack, with two more injured," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement.

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